The Handbook for Working with Difficult Groups: How They Are Difficult, Why They Are Difficult and What You Can Do About It

"Beginning with a conceptual framework useful to understand
effective group functioning, The Handbook for Working with
Difficult Groups continues with twenty chapters, each describing a
common challenge a facilitator can face, examining the research
available to understand the difficulty, and then offering pragmatic
interventions a facilitator can use to deal with this challenge. A
must-read for any group facilitator."David Straus, founder,
Interaction Associates

"If you're looking for ways to make your team more productive,
you'll find golden nuggets written just for your situation in The
Handbook for Working With Difficult Groups. A compendium of
research and sage advice, this book offers experienced insights
into how to transform seemingly dysfunctional groups and avoid
obstacles before you hit them. Should be in the library of any
leader or facilitator!"Tammy Adams, CPF, president, Chaosity
LLC

"This fine book contains a rich diversity of case studies,
approaches and wise counsel from leading practitioners working with
groups. It will help you to understand and facilitate effectively
in even the most difficult situations."Dale Hunter, author,
The Art of Facilitation: The Essentials for Leading

Great Meetings and Creating Group Synergy

"Whether you are a facilitator, leader, or member of a group,
you will gain surprising insights into why a group is difficult,
and more importantly, how to recognize the cause of the difficulty
and how to develop an effective response to move the group
forward."Gary Rush, CPF, president, MGR Consulting; chair,
International Association of Facilitators (IAF)

Sandy Schuman has been helping organizations work more effectively to solve complex problems and make critical decisions for more than thirty years. He is a group facilitator, collaborative process advocate, and storyteller. He helps groups create shared meaning, make critical choices, and build collaborative relationships. He facilitates problem-solving and decision-making processes for a wide variety of public management and policy issues and provides training in group facilitation, decision making, systems thinking, conflict management systems, and organizational communication. He is the editor of the International Association of Facilitators handbook series: The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation, Creating a Culture of Collaboration, and Working with Difficult Groups.

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